• VAFB deemed 'Excellent' in all we do

    Screams, applause and noisemakers echoed throughout the base auditorium when the Air Education and Training Command Inspector General team revealed the base's "excellent" overall rating Tuesday during the Vance ORI out brief. Inspectors spent the past two weeks evaluating every aspect of Vance's

  • VAFB actors receive nominations

    Two Team Vance actors will be at the edge of their seats, waiting for the announcement of award winners at Gaslight Theatre's Charlie Awards Aug. 27. Staff Sgt. John Rogers and Pam Guillory each have two nominations for their supporting and cameo roles in Gaslight Theatre productions during 2004.

  • Vance ORI down home stretch

    Vance Air Force Base completed the majority of its Air Education and Training Command Operational Readiness Inspection, which concludes Tuesday. The inspection included major accident response and deployment exercises as well as unit reviews. "Operational readiness inspections help us get better as

  • Thrift shop needs volunteers

    Volunteers are needed now to help keep the Vance Officers Spouses Club Thrift Shop open. Support of the non-profit venture is waning, which could mean the end of scholarships for high school seniors and free items for junior Airmen. All money raised through thrift shop sales is sent to the OSC

  • Vance ORI takes off!

    The Air Education and Training Command's Operational Readiness Inspection of Vance Air Force Base's flying operation started Monday with instructor pilot check rides. The 19th Air Force six-man aircrew standardization and evaluation team, led by Col. Bernard Schwartze, will check about 10 percent of